A Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) Estimate (See Cost Estimating) is the estimated cost of developing, producing, deploying, maintaining, operating and disposing of a system over its entire lifespan. The estimate is prepared for major program reviews to include Milestone A, B, and C. It’s used to acquire funding for a system throughout its lifespan. The LCC is scoped around three (3) topics:

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Cost Estimating Categories

Cost Element Structures

1. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): A program WBS provides a framework for program and technical planning, cost estimating, resource allocations, performance measurements, and status reporting. The WBS should define the total system to be developed or produced; display the total system as a product-oriented family tree composed of hardware, software, services, data, and facilities; and relate the elements of work to each other and to the end product.

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